Member statements

28 August 2020 For Immediate Release Almost five months have passed since the announcement of the lockdown. While South Africans apprehensively welcome level two, many have experienced increased [...]

Today marks the start of a week-long national protest (17 to 21 August) by members of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) community and supporters of their plight. They are protesting against [...]

The 16th of August 2020 will mark the eighth anniversary of the Marikana massacre. Each passing year is another without justice for the mineworkers and their families. This is evidenced by the [...]

9 August 2020 For Immediate Release In commemoration of Women’s Day, the Community Organising Working Group (COWG), an affiliate of the C-19 Peoples’ Coalition, has organized Working-Class Women [...]

10 August 2020 For Immediate Release #itdoesntaddup #saveourECDworkforce #ECDcontinuitygrant #ECDSOS “I understand the need to employ, especially our youth. But this is a smack in our faces… this [...]

16 July 2020 For Immediate Release 18 July 2020, 11.00 for 67 minutes This Mandela Day volunteers from community organizations affiliated to the People’s Coalition will be out in force for ’67 [...]

8 July 2020 The state is failing us! It has been over 100 days since the South African government imposed one of the most extreme lockdowns in the world to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The [...]

ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 REVISED FISCAL FRAMEWORK AND REVENUE PROPOSALS, TABLED ON 24 JUNE 2020, WITH A FOCUS ON THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES 30 June 2020 Standing Committee on Finance Attention: Mr [...]

SA needs to restrain use of force by police In May 15, in response to the assault on and the death of Collins Khosa in Alexandra township by members of the South African National Defence Force, [...]

9 June 2020 Dear Minister Mkhize, RE: PROTECTING SAFE ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES DURING COVID-19 1. The above and our letter dated 17 April 2020 refer. A copy of this [...]